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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Greetings for John Bull.

The failure of the apple cropis a SER
ious disappointment to a number of
dealers who hoped to very largely de-
velop the business of exporting apples,
which was begun only three or four
years ago. In Europe, and England
especially. no such apples are raised as
can be grown here, or if there be some
the price is so high as to put them be-
yond the reach of people of moderate
incomes. For some years attempts
were made to export apples without
much success. The apples rotted too
quickly. But science and patience have
overcome that obstacle. and apples can
now be laid down in Liverpool or Lon
don in as good condition as when ship
ped. American apples, like American
cheese, have become favorites there,
and good prices are realized. In 1884
New York exported 100000 barrels OF
choice apples; in 1885, 302 900, and in
1886 about $50, 900. 1t was expected
that half a million or more barrels
would be exported in 1886, and contin-
gent charters for that number were oo-
tanned. But we did not raise apples
enough to supply the home demand al
average prices. The Rhode Island
Greening is the favorite apple for ex-
port. both because of its flavor and be-
cause it keeps better than other yari-
eties.-Nes0 York San.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Monsters of the Decn.

The first time | struck the bottom /
couldn't believe | was there 1t was
az clear as air and the fishes swimming
around might have been taken for
birds. | landed on a kind of sandhill
when they lowered me and had TO
walk about fifty feet down into valley
like before | struck the shells. They
were all in a bunch, stretched along in
a ridge, looking like black mark
against the white bottom. was drag
ging the hamper and when | got along
side | began To toss them in. reckon
| had filled half a dozen or so, when
all at once | saw kind of shadow
moving over me. At first | thought IL
was the schooner. and then, perhaps.
some of the other divers coming down.
and then it left; but all at once it came
again and grew SO dark i'm n second
that | turned quick and looked up, and
I'm telling you the truth. mister, if my
hair hadn't been held down by a cop
per cap it would have riz right on end.
There, a-movin' over me, was what i
took to be n bird about thirty feet
across. 1t was wheeling round and
round, Tapping its big wings, just as
you've seen buzzards or eagles do,
overhead. Down it came, lower and
lower, and a-crOuching as fiat as !
could get. The nearer it got the big
ger it looked, and as | see it was a.
settling on me / took the pike | always
| carried, and as it wheeled around over
| me | let it drive. Hit it? Wen !
reckon | did. The next thing | knew
was standing on my head, rolling
| over and over, then yanked sideways.
half drowned, and then | reckon | lost
my senses, and when | came to | was
| lyin' on deck and all hands looking at
me
You see, the critter had given the
| water such a swirl that | was knocked
end for end, and my pipe and line
| twisted around and around so that /
| couldn't breathe, and. of course, that
| pulled the line and the men thought /
| had pulled it TO come up, so they hauled
away for all they were worth, and that's
what saved my life. What was it? WhU
nothin' but one of those sea bats
blanket fish the other men called it
and they all said | had narrow run
for it. That was the way, accordin'
to their say, that the fish goes to work
to get away with man. They first
settle down on you like "a blanket and
there you are. There wasn't man
that would 90 down after that for sew
eral days Cincinnati C0mmerciai- Ga
| zeffs
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Physiology of Digestion

The physiology of digestion has been
so thoroughly investigated of late years
that il would seem that there could be
very little opportunity for difference OF
opinion on most of its leading princi.
pies, and vet we find that authorities
are on some points very much at vari-
anee We are told that nothing can be
more prejudicial than the habit OF
chewing gum. supposed 10 be so COM
mon among school children. The sali-
vary glands are so unnaturally ex.
cited, and pour forth so much saliva in
the act, that when food is masticated
they are not able TO respond as fully rs
Is necessary for the proper insalivation
of the food. We are also informed that
food should not be eaten just before re-
firing; that thoroughly refreshing
sleep requires perfect repose of all the
organs; and that, if we 90 to sleep
with a more or less full stomach, sleep
will be disturbed and unsatisfactory.
The authorities of Amherst college evil
IDENTITY do not agree with these views.
In the instructions which they give TO
their students To guide them in their
gymnastic exercises, after specifying
the kind and amount of physical exer.
eises, they recommend sleeping for
half an hour after dinner and supper il
possible, and, if sleepless at night from
brain work, to eat few graham crack
ers before retiring. to draw the excess
of blood from the brain to the stomach.
In reference to the practice of chewing
gum, this statement is made: Chew
ing gum daily before eating and be-
tween meals increases the flow Of
saliva. and SO aids the digestion Of fat
making foods. Ii also indirectly stim-
ulates the secretion of the digestive
juices of the stomach. We have no
means of knowing, but we presume
that Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst, who
is himself a physician. is largely re-
sponsible for this advice, and have no
doubt that he has given il after ma
ture consideration. We fully agree
with what is said in the instructions
about the usefulness of food in cases of
sleeplessness, and believe that many
person has been kept awake at night
from a mistaken idea of the abstem-
iousness before retiring. This, of
course, does not mean that late suppers
are under all circumstances to be re-
commended, but a few graham crack
ers can never do harm. and will often
do good. In regard TO the chewing
gum We do not feel so sure. Besides
being practice which is from an
aesthetic point of view not TO be en-
couraged, it is very doubtful whether.
under the most favorable circumstan-
ces, it is really a benefit to digestion,
and. until there is some guarantee as
to the composition of what is called
chewing-gum, we should hesitate be-
fore recommending it in such unquali-
fled Science
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
The Horse Supply OF Europe.

One of the most striking results OF
the present war scare has been to di-
rect attention of almost every Euro
pean Government to its sources of
horse supply. Germany was the first
to take alarm, and last week issued an
edict that no more horses should be ex-
ported. Russia followed with a ukase
of the same kind this week, and Aus
tria will follow their example imme-
diately. That France has no horses to
spare is well known. She recently
purchased 5000 in Denmark, and their
shipment to France was one of the in
cidents which frightened Germany into
issuing her edict against equine expor-
tation. The number of horses required
by the two European armies when on
war footing is astonishing. The num-
Der of those required for military pur-
poses even in time of peace is enor-
nous. Little Belgium requires no less
that 5000 horses for the peace foot
ing of her army. If Germany were to
90 to war she would want 1896, 900 and
France at least 375, 900. The Austrian
service calls for 202, 900, and Russia
exceeds all by requiring 100000.
These figures are taken from a little
work just published here on the organ
ization and equipment of foreign ar
mics, and their accuracy may be de-
pended upon. England is more desti-
tute of cavalry Nand artillery horses
than any of the great powers. A
writer in the Daily Telegraph recently
gives some interesting figures on this
subject. He states that in the event of
war England could not put two army
corps into the field without having at
least 10000 more half-breed horses
than she now possesses; and that il
war lasted six months she would re-
| quire an additional reinforcement of at
least 10, 900 per month. There are
only 1000, 900 horses in Great Bri-
tain, and nearly all of these are draft,
hunting, and race horses, so that no
European country can come here to
buy its cavalry and artillery horses.
Russia has more horses than any other
country in the world, the number
amounting to over 23,000,0 900, but
since the export is prohibited Europe
can only look for fresh supplies to the
United States and Canada. The latter
two countries have only $4,000, ,000
horses, $4,000, 900 belonging to the
United States None of the European
armies employ mules except those ot
Spain and Portugal. where they are
used almost exclusively for the com.
missariat service, as they were in the
United States during the Civil War
| italy and Switzerland have also a small
number of mountain batteries horsed
by mules. The English Wn Office
purchased large quantities of mules il
America for her commissariat servic,
when it looked as though she would g
to war with Russia eighteen months
ago. But they were not satisfactory
and were sold at auctian here in Lon
don at less than one-fourth of theil
cost.-Loados Special 10 Neso YorI
| World
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

tween the beds. The main object il fo
insure the moisture the crop may need.
Inc fertilizer is sown in the bottom Of
the burrows and mixed with the soil. the
grain IS then dropped and covered by a
corn planter or otherwise The subse-
quent cultivation is done with shovels or
cultiyators, which viii gradually level
down the surface of the beds, returning
the soil to the corn.
The system of checking corn. largely
adopted in the northern and western
states and also common in the valley OF
Virginia, admits Of cultivation in two di-
rectlons-direct and across-and has the
advantage Of saving all hoe labor, in ad6.-
tion TO giving the plants a better oppor-
tunity for sun and air.
AT the east large areas of corn are usu-
ally sown in drills, and corn planters ana
cultyators are adopted. That culture is
yearly gaining advocates and the old hIll
system is gradually disappearing.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

Marienne McNeish, when a little
girl in South Bend, bestowed the title
upon Henry Clay Dean which stuck
to him as long as he lived. AT q
gathering of ministers which lasted
several days the Rev. Mr.. Dean was
present, and his shirt and COLLAR
soiled when he came-got dirtier and
dirtier as the days passed. Finally the
little girl appealed to her father and
said: ..Pa, won't you please give that
Dirty-Shirt Dean a clean shirt?" The
ministers who overheard her at
tempted to punish Deans careless
ness by calling him by that name,
and it followed him from the pulpit
into politics.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

A Hospital in Teheran-

The Shah of Persia has authorized the
American missionaries to establish at Teheran
a hospital in which, without regard to ma
tionaiity or religion. all applicants for relief
NAV be received for treatment DIR. Tor
renee, physician TO the mission, has been ap-
pointed director of the hospital, and an ap-
neal Is made for means to place it upon q
working basis For immediate use 5000 is
needed, and 1000 viii be necessary to COM
plete the establishment As q mark of ap-
preciarion of Dr. Torrence's zeal and devo-
ton, applied gratuitously for many years IN
the relief of distress, the shah has named him
Grand Officer of the Order of the Lion and
Sun of Persia--New York Tribune
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Points In Pea CnI

At the New York Experiment station.
during tests made in pea culture, tie fol-
loving points were noted: Permitting the
seed OF peas TO sprout before planting in
dlcated an advantage in the earliness of
the ilrst pods Of three TO eight days. The
position OF the seeds in the pods did not
appear TO have any influence on the re-
sultant plants. a slight promotion Of
earlness-three or four days-was noted
as the effect of pinching the terminal
shoots. Mulching the soil lightly between
the rows Of peas with straw retarded the
attack OF mildew very perceptibly. August
II the mulched rows were free from mil
dew, while unmulched rows planted at
the same time were entirely enveloped.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Tuning an Organ by Telephone.
A Birmingham paper saws that a n

A Birmingham paper says that nov
ell experiment was recently tried there
with the telephone. A letter was re-
ceived by Nessrs- Rogers & Priestly,
musical caterers in that town, asking
them to send an organ to suit piano
forte to room at Moseley, where con-
cert was to take place that night The
firm were totally at loss to know the
precise tone of the piano, and conse-
quently despaired of being able to COM
ply with the demand in time. However,
much to their surprise, they found that
they could communicate with the peo-
pie at Moseley through the telephone.
Forthwith Messrs. Rogers asked that
one of the notes of the piano should be
struck. When this was done, the
sound could be distinctly heard in Col
more Row, and by gradually reducing
the pitch pipe the tones of both instru.
ments were made to correspond.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Death Of Col. Z. D. Frost.

A telegram received yesterday after
noon at the railroad depot, announced
the death at McComb City of Col. E. D.
Frost, for several years the Superinten-
dent of the n, J. & G. Railroad. Col.
Frost had been for long time in bad
health, and this news of his death was
not unexpected. Yet it was with sor-
row that We heard the news. His has
been an active life, and few men have
accomplished more in the line of his
lifelong profession. Our warmest sym
pathy Is rendered TO those who mourn
his loss. Democrat, june 15.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Snow Queens Advice to Spring
Flowers.

Ye little fow' 'rets. why so sad and dreary?
Is it because my feathery spray I've sent
To cover We with mantle warm and CHEEKY
And keep ye safe from Frost Kings base in
tentg
He would have touched thee with his lev
finger.
And wither'd all thy beauty, root and flower;
Meath my protection thou smayst safely lin
ger,
Laughing defiance at his baffied power
Be patient then; ah, why tndulge in useless
sorrowT
Why wish, so soon, to shos each beauteous
facey
Stern Father Winter, on some coming morrow
VIII TO his smiling daughter Spring give
place;
Then l. too silently and soon shall vanish
When gently breathed on by the soft south
wind.
My glittering crystals ferys.'Sol' shall Danish
To make a room and place for all your kind.
Then bide ye, bide ye gently, pale spring
flowers.
Be not mpatient your sweet forms to show
But rest content few short days and hours
Safe meath your pure, warm canopy of
snow.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
To Cure a Horse of kicking.

The simple prescription here given has
the Endorsement of prominent authority
in such matters: "If you have horse
that is in the habit of kicking, put him in
a narrow stall that has both sides thickly
padded Suspend sack filed with hay
or straw so that it will strike his heels,
and let horse and sack fight it out. Be
sure to have things arranged so that the
horse cannot hurt himself. The sack will
be victorious every time, and in the end
the horse will absolutely refuse to kick
the sack or anything else"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

Gen. Sheridan has met the enemy and
he is hers. At the last White House re-
ception he inadvertently trod on a
Southern woman's train. Turning to
apologize, he was met with the sweet
est of smiles, until her companion whis-
pered in her ear, THAT is Gen. Sheri-
dam The smile left her face, hel
dark eyes blazed, and she exclaimed
This is not the first time you have
tramplcd on me, sir. For the first
time on record gallant Phil beat has
ty retreat
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

Wick says of it: 'Its points of excel
lence are such that we are confident its
advent Will be hailed with satisfaction by
both market men and private gardeners.
II is earlier than any other pole variety,
following ten days after the Dwarf Golden
Wax. The vine makes a rapid, healthy
growth, bearing clusters of three to six
large pods of rich golden color. The pods
average about eitht inches in length and
are exceedingly tender and plump. As
the flavor is also delicate and the pods
stringless, it is not cxcelled as a snap bean.
Unlike many pole beans, it is very pro-
ductive, continuing to bear, if the pods are
picked, until frost. The snowy appear
ance and cooking qualities of this bean,
with its great productiveness, will COM
mend it as an excellent and profitable va
riety for market
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
An Inanstriaus Hen.

A hen, half black Spanish and half game,
has been doing land office business In Rolla,
Mo She laid her first egg on the 10th day Of
Nav. 1886. and has continued TO lay an egg
every iay since. She went to setting as soon
as she laid her first egg, and is still on her
nest. She comes off every morning TO get
water and food, and then goes back She has
hatched one egg day except the first three
woke of her career. She has now been lay
ing one year, and is the mother and hatcher of
ga chickens, one half pullets and the other
half roosters, and she still looks well-New
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

He-Your friend seems TO be very
pleasant young lady, Miss Breezy. ] quite
admire her.
Miss Breezy tof Chicago)-Ye-es, Clara can
be pleasant and agreeable II she wants to,
bnt she lacks that indefinable air Of culture
and refinement without which young ladies
IN society labor under such disadvantages.
have always admired Clara's qualities of
heart. but have never been what you might
eau stuck ON her style.-New York Sun.
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Delicately Done.

..Ah, madam" he said" as he ex-
tended hand to help herup II new
er saw more graceful fall You threw
up your hands like born actress, your
little feet INDUCED in shuttle, and
down you settled with a swan-like
movement, which was superb"
Really, sir?''
Honest Injuh madam
And he picked up No. rubber
which had been flung from her left foot,
turned her back to a dint in the snow
which looked as if cottage had beer
upset there, and, raising his hat and
making profound bow, he took his
leave, while she got aboard street-cal
and continued to blush and smile for
sixteen blocks.-Detrott Free Press.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

Landlord-That porch is rotten and
ought to come down. Tenant-Yes.
Landlord-So ought that shed roof. It's
very little better. Tenant-Yes- Ard
there's something else ought to come
down. Landlord-Ah, indeedl What
Is FTP Tenant-There rent, sir.-Harper' 8
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
I'm the Cornheld.

Each year the cultivation OF corn grows
less deep and ridged. BY drilling Ia inc
seed and giving shallow culture some =.
the largest corn Yields on record have been
obtained. Two common methods now In
vogue are drilling and checking. every
farmer understands what drilling IN Toe
seed means. In some sections what =
known as the adouble row system
practiced. ~,
A plan OF drill culture that WORKS Wen
on light, dry upland Is termed the LuL-
row system.n The field is prepared Ia Ing
usual manner, and at planting Ilme =
laid of and thrown M into hve leet peels.
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Kohl Rabi. or rurnip Cabbage.

Kohl rabi, sometimes called turnip cab
bage, is vegetable intermediate between
the cabbage and the turnip. In Europe IL
has long been priced, not only as vege-
table for the table, but as an excellent
feed for stock. OF recent years our lead
ing seedmen have included several varie-
ties of Kohl rabi in their catalogues, and
our cultivators are beginning TO test It's
uses-more especially as general crop to
be used in feeling stock
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
KOHL RABI.

1t is cultivated by sowing the seeds IN
rows in May, June and July, according 70
the latitude. Sow in rows eighteen lncnss
apart, and thin out as may be desired.
When young the flesh Of the vegetaple Is
tender and resembles fine rutapagss
with less of the turnip flavor When Iu,ly
matured it becomes too tough ior zig
table and makes excellent food for stock.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

The Macon Beacon pronounces some of
the poetry at the late Press Convention
of islip-shod" quality, lacking rhyme,
rhythm and reason. And MI. Ferris knows
good poetry when he sees it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

In England the horns have been bred
of of several breeds of sheep BY crossing
with Southdowns, and the grades are more
satisfactory in every way than the original
stock.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

A corps of surveyors Is at work es-
tablishing the boundary line between
Yucatan, Mexico, and Belize, British
possession.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

GEaNANY has . new explosive which
army officers have been testing on models
Of French frontier forts.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

THE invention of pumps is ascribed to
Damans, 1t Linden, 14S5, but they were
ID use in England fifty years before.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

AN angry word is much easier forgiven
than mean act.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

BY improved cultivation of the soil, di-
versifcation Of crops, better labor, better
yields, the crops of the South have been
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29
Ieaping over ten years of time
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION

brought the South face to face with the
best thought and achievements of mod
ern science, skill and art.
Rich as she was in resources hereto
fore, the South now stepped out into the
industrial arena thrice armed with
knowledge, and putting away the leth-
argy of old has taken up the great in
dustrial contest with an earnestness
and degree of success that amazes the
| world.
At the beginning of these Expositions
three-fourths of Birmingham was cot
ton field.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-29

All About Kohl Rabi-Condition of Cat
tle-Important Points I'm Field and
Garden Culture-A New and Early Pole
Beun-A griculturaI News.
Catalogued among novelties this season
in vegetables by seedmen in varir us sec
tons Of the country is the early cluster
golden wax pole bean shown in the cut.